by Janet | Jan 9, 2018 | Family, Parenting, Self-Control, Uncategorized
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap… And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:7,9 I knew I shouldn’t do it, but I did it anyway. The apple seed in my...
by Janet | Dec 14, 2017 | Character, Family, Parenting, Self-Control, Speech
“Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.” Ecclesiastes 10:20 One of God’s greatest gifts to me during my early mothering years was a...
by Janet | Nov 28, 2017 | Family, Parenting, Self-Control
“And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” Mark 4:8 Right up there with out-of-tune pianos and flannelgraphs, the parable of the sower was a familiar part of my church...
by Janet | Jul 20, 2016 | Character, Modesty, Self-Control
Every once in a while, we are privileged to cross paths with people that we immediately discover to be kindred spirits, as Anne of Green Gables would say. Bosom friends. (I have to use that word because my girls cringe when I do and I’ll be making them read...
by Janet | Feb 17, 2016 | Home, Laziness, Self-Control
“She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens… Her lamp does not go out at night… She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household are clothed in scarlet.” Proverbs 31:15, 18b, 21 A few years...
by Janet | Sep 15, 2015 | Anger, Self-Control
“The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.” Proverbs 12:16 I’ve always loved personal inventory tests. Not the magazine types about boyfriends and fashion. But the ones that reveal your personality type, your learning style...
